AI & Health Data · Personalised Medicine Hackathon
AI & Health Data Personalized Medicine Hackathon
Two days in Kaunas where researchers, clinicians, startups and data specialists turn health-data problems into investable business cases. Building AI-powered solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
2–3 October 2026
Kaunas, Lithuania · LSMU Emmanuel Levinas CentreWhere this leads
Kaunas pitch session
Our jury scores every business case and selects the top 2 to represent Lithuania.
→Inter-regional final
Online. 14 regional finalists pitch to an international jury, one member per region.
→Top 10 admitted
Joined by 5 more business cases identified through regional mapping and benchmarking.
→15 cases accelerated
Mentoring, investment-readiness and advisory support across the full programme.
A well-framed problem co-created during a Thematic Lab: what is broken, missing or inefficient, and why it matters for less-developed regions.
The solution, framed for investment: technically feasible, commercially viable, interregionally structured. One challenge can generate several.
Kaunas hackathon challenge areas
From challenge to business case — the problems teams will spend two days solving.
AI diagnostics & disease prediction
Hard to validate AI tools and embed them in hospital workflows — evidence, RWE, clinician trust.
Health data platforms & interoperability
Fragmented data; no secure, standardised access to health datasets for research and innovation.
Regulatory environment & investment readiness
Gathering the expertise all startups need to attract in order to deploy their solution.
Others — presented at the hackathon
Have a problem worth solving? Submit your own challenge and it may extend this area — or join the Challenge Deep Dive as an expert.
Submit your challenge →Two work sessions, two days
Challenge framing & early ideation · LSMU Emmanuel Levinas Centre, V. Putvinskio g. 14, Kaunas
| Time | Moment |
|---|---|
| 16:30 | Registration |
| 17:00 | Opening & welcome |
| 17:05 | Panel: "Building AI-powered solutions for a healthier tomorrow"Panel |
| 17:50 | "Hackathon fast-track: prototyping AI for life sciences without reinventing the wheel" |
| 18:20 | Challenge deep dive — with domain experts |
| 18:45 | Bilateral matchmaking — speed datingDon't miss |
| 19:30 | Team alignment session + coffee break |
| 19:55 | Team work session I — problem framing + early ideation |
| 20:50 | Session I wrap-up |
Development, pitches & closing · LSMU Emmanuel Levinas Centre, V. Putvinskio g. 14, Kaunas
| Time | Moment |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Registration |
| 09:00 | Session II onboarding |
| 09:15 | Sandbox: how to pitch — hands-on pitch coaching |
| 09:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:00 | Team work session II, part 1 — business case developmentWith experts |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 12:50 | Team work session II, part 2 — business case continuedWith experts |
| 14:20 | Refinement & pitch preparation |
| 15:50 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 | Final pitch session — in front of the juryDon't miss |
| 17:30 | Jury deliberation + participant survey |
| 18:30 | Closing & next steps — results, feedback, accelerator pathway |
We are recruiting
Five ways to be part of the Kaunas hackathon.
Hackathon participants
Researchers, clinicians, startups, AI and data specialists, public authorities and investors — for Kaunas and for any of the seven regional hackathons.
Experts and jury for the hackathon
Domain specialists who mentor assigned teams over the two days, and jury members who score the final pitches against the evaluation criteria.
Experts for the Accelerator programme
Each partner brings three experts to support the fifteen business cases in the programme.
Sponsors and supporters
Back the matchmaking round, catering, the pitch prize or the venue. Visibility in front of participants from seven European regions.
Volunteers for the two days
Facilitation, hosting teams and documenting the matchmaking connections that count towards the project KPIs. Short shifts, full access to the room.
Seven regions, seven hackathons
Join any hackathon → — as a participant or an expert.
Bulgaria
AI diagnostics & EU regulatory readiness
9–11 September Apply by 5 Sep spinoff.bg →France
Precision fermentation: lab to industry
10–11 September Apply by 2 Sep events.medicen.org →Portugal
ATMP development: cell & gene therapy to GMP
29 September Apply by 4 Sep Participant form →Lithuania
AI & health data for personalised medicine · Kaunas
2–3 October Participant form →Denmark
Sustainable biologics production for startups
25 August conferencemanager.events →Sweden
Translational biomanufacturing
21–22 September Apply by 11 Sep Registration via host partner →Greece
Organoids-based preclinical acceleration & biomedical data integration
8–9 October Apply by 1 Oct Registration via host partnerEach host covers travel, accommodation and subsistence for participants from the other six BIO-RED regions — Lithuania included at every event.
Get involved another way
Have a challenge worth solving, questions about mentoring or judging, or a business ready to sponsor? Reach out directly →
Bring your own problem
A clear description of what's broken, missing or inefficient; why it matters, to whom; and the expected impact if solved. It may extend the "Others" challenge area — and you can join the Challenge Deep Dive as an expert.
vitalija.venckuviene@lithuaniabio.comQuestions about mentoring or judging
Not sure whether to apply as an expert, a mentor or a jury member — or have another question about the nomination form? Ask directly.
vitalija.venckuviene@lithuaniabio.comBack the Kaunas hackathon
A presentation slot, matchmaking sponsorship, prize fund, or in-kind venue / catering support — with visibility across all event materials.
simona.simulyte@lithuaniabio.comHelp run the two days
Registration and check-in, timekeeping, hosting guests and jury, technical support, and photo / video documentation.
lauryna.olertaite@lithuaniabio.com